Avoid and Allow

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Avoid

Avoid verb - To put an end to by formal action.
Usage example: asked the court to avoid the contract because it was signed under duress
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Allow is an antonym for avoid in prevent topic.
Nearby Words: avoided, avoidance, avoidable, avoiding, avoidably

Allow

Allow verb - To give permission for or to approve of.
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Antonyms for Allow
Avoid is an antonym for allow in help topic.
Nearby Words: allowance, allowable, allowing
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Common collocations

violence avoid violence allow violence
attack avoid attack allow attack
people avoid people allow people
marriage avoid marriage allow marriage
Other words: sort, death, time, damage, anyone.
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